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Abstract: 30-year-old Liu developed hair loss 2 months ago and did not care about it due to busy work and stress. Recently, he found an area on the top of his head without hair and thus went to the hospital. He was diagnosed with early stage of baldness, and was given topical and internal medication, along with life conditioning. After 2 months of treatment, the patient’s baldness area had grown new hair and was cured.
Basic information】Male, 30 years old
Disease Type】Plaque baldness
Hospital】Wuhan University Central South Hospital
Date of consultation】August 2020
Treatment plan】Medication (minoxidil application, cystine tablets) + life conditioning
Treatment Period】Treatment for 2 months, regular follow-ups
Results】New hair growth in the bald area
I. Initial consultation
Patient Xiao Liu is a 30-year-old boy who came to our hospital because of patchy hair loss on the top of his head. He was tired at the time of consultation and said that he started to lose his hair 2 months ago, but because of his recent busy schedule and stress, he thought it was a normal phenomenon and did not deal with it. So he came to see the doctor. After further communication with the patient, we found that the patient did not have other uncomfortable symptoms, and had no family history of hair loss and was in good physical condition. After examining the hair growth on the patient’s head, we found that the patient had a 2cm circular hair loss area with clear borders on the top of the head, and the skin there was smooth, without inflammation, scaling or scarring, and the scalp was normal, so the patient was initially diagnosed as having baldness.
II. Treatment history
Since the patient’s current condition is relatively mild, the clinical examination only found one area of hair loss, which is considered the early stage of baldness, so the treatment is relatively simple, but the patient needs to cooperate and insist on the medication, and improve the poor lifestyle and avoid excessive stress, these life conditioning is crucial to the treatment of baldness. After hearing this, the patient said that he would cooperate with the treatment seriously, so he was given the application of minoxidil application, which needed to be applied to the hair loss area every day, and cystine tablets to assist in hair regrowth, and was instructed to come back to the clinic for a review after 2 months of medication.
III. Treatment effect
The patient cooperated positively during the treatment period and came to the clinic for a review at the end of 2 months of medication. After asking about the patient’s life, we learned that the patient was very cooperative with the treatment and insisted on using the medication every day after he went home, while appropriately regulating his mental stress, and also developed good living habits and never stayed up late again. After a follow-up visit a few months later, no hair loss could be seen on the top of the patient’s head, and the hair in the lesion area was the same as the hair in other parts of the body.
IV. Notes
We are glad that after a series of medication and lifestyle modification, the patient’s hair loss has improved and new hair has grown in the top hair loss area. However, since there is a possible risk of recurrence of baldness, the patient still needs to pay attention to the following points in daily life.
1. Continue to maintain the good lifestyle habits they have developed, avoid excessive mental stress, and pay attention to a light diet, avoiding spicy and stimulating, barbecue and greasy foods, and avoiding smoking and drinking alcohol as much as possible.
2. Patients should pay more attention to personal hygiene in daily life, especially head hygiene, keep the head clean and dry, avoid sharing towels and other personal items with others, avoid using hairspray and styling gel, and try not to perm or dye hair to avoid delaying treatment.
V. Personal insight
Modern life is fast-paced, life is more stressful, especially young people around 30 years old, is in the critical moment of family, work, easy to cause anxiety, stress and other phenomena, which is easy to cause hair loss, hair loss. In our daily life, we should never take the above situation lightly and should go to the hospital for treatment in time so that baldness will not continue to expand and become more difficult for treatment.
The patient in this article has a high level of self-awareness and went to the hospital in a timely manner when a small patch of baldness was discovered. After diagnosis, she insisted on using medication and actively improved her bad habits, and her personal compliance was high, so she achieved a more satisfactory result in a short period of time.
From the perspective of our medical staff, we also suggest that young people should learn to pay attention to their own situation, develop a healthy lifestyle, and avoid excessive stress. If there are negative emotions or stress that is difficult to relieve, you can talk to your family and friends more often to help improve your mood and maintain a healthy state.